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6. And the Saviour answered and said unto Mary in the midst of his disciples: "Amēn,
amēn, I say unto you: All men who shall receive the mysteries of the Ineffable and

moreover the mysteries of the First Mystery, sin every time through the compulsion of
the Fate, and if they, when they are still in life, turn and repent and abide in any of their
mysteries, it will be forgiven them at every time, because those mysteries are
compassionate and forgiving for all time.
7. For this cause then have I said unto you before: Those mysteries will not only forgive
them their sins which they have committed from the beginning onwards, but they do

not impute them to them from this hour onwards,--of which I have said unto you that
they receive repentance at any time, and that they also will forgive the sins which they
commit anew.
8. "If on the other hand those who shall receive mysteries of the mystery of the Ineffable

and of the mysteries of the First Mystery, turn and sin and come out of the body
without having repented, then they will be even as those will be who have transgressed
and not repented. Their dwelling also is in the midst of the jaws of the dragon of the
outer darkness and they will perish and be non-existent for ever. For this cause have I
said unto you: All men who shall receive the mysteries, if they knew the time when they
come out of the body, would watch themselves and not sin, in order that they may

inherit the Light-kingdom for ever."

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1. When then the Saviour had said this unto his disciples, he said unto them: "Understand
ye in what manner I speak with you?"
2. Mary answered and said: "Yea, my Lord, with precision have I precisely followed all the

words which thou hast said. Concerning this word then thou hast spoken unto us
aforetime: 'If the house-holder knew at what hour in the night the thief cometh to break
into the house, he would keep awake and not suffer the man to break into his house.'"

3. When then Mary had said this, the Saviour said: "Well said, thou spiritual Mary. This is
the word."

4. The Saviour continued again and said unto his disciples: "Now, therefore, herald ye unto
all men who shall receive mysteries in the Light, and speak unto them, saying: Keep
watch over yourselves and sin not, lest ye heap evil on evil and go out of the body

without having repented and become strangers to the Light-kingdom for ever."
5. When the Saviour had said this, Mary answered and said: "My Lord, great is the
compassion of those mysteries which forgive sins at every time."